The applicant, Keepmoat Homes, had submitted an application for the layout, appearance, landscaping and scale for the site. However, planning officers were recommending that the application be refused when it went before members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council’s planning committee.

Ten letters of objection had also been received claiming the access was dangerous despite a proposed 30mph speed limit. Objectors said that putting a play area next to a main road was “dangerous and stupid”.

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Objectors also said there had been no sympathy for bungalow residents in Thorley Drive and that the district council was not embracing the Localism Act as the Town Council and many residents had objected.

Cheadle Town Council said the proposed houses were too close to existing bungalows and would result in loss of privacy and sunlight.